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Himley Hall Art: a lovely exhibition pays homage to a midlands painter and musician who is no longer with us.
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12/02/2025
Himley Hall has a fantastic amount of art on display at any one time in there exhibition halls. Be we take a closer look at the work of Lez Bramwell and the exhibition paying tribute to him.
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An exhibition of the work by Les Bramwell here at Imly Hall. Les was a professional
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painter of traditional oils and watercolour, active in the 70s and the 80s. Many of his
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paintings depict West Corner where he was based for several years. In the 80s Les focused
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on smaller watercolour paintings rather than easels, as he was restricted due to his old
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army injuries that were worsening. He was also a very successful art tutor and a lecturer
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and also wrote stories, plays, poems and songs. He retired and returned to his home in the
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Midlands in 1998, joining his son Stephen. He began writing a musical play about Vincent
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and different artists and after 17 years it was then completed by his son Stephen who
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produced an original studio cast album. Les also returned to performing on stage as an
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actor and singer in various plays and shows. He formed his four-piece group of singers
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called Justice which entertained various venues for charities. In the early 50s Les was a
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professional as part of a top-billed magic and variety show touring Empire Theatres and
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others in England, Wales and Scotland, but that was disrupted often by army recalls of
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two weeks at a time. Marrying in 1955 he went on to other types of work, painting just
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in his spare time until he was able to become a professional by moving to Cornwall in the
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70s. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2010, artwork and performing arts were increasingly
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difficult except for a few small sketches and it ceased around 2015 when he also became
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housebound unless he was taken out with a wheelchair. Les was born in 1930 and passed
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away in 2022 but leaves a legacy of colourful work behind him.
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Hello Michael, you've been admiring the artwork?
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I have indeed, yes.
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Are you a regular visitor to Himley Hall then?
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I come fairly often, yes.
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And it's really, it's an art gallery now isn't it? There's so much artwork on display here.
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It's an excellent display, huge variety of work and all local people as far as I know.
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What do you think of Mr Bramwell's work that we're just featuring at the minute in the
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paper that we can see here? It's lovely isn't it? It's quite a distinctive kind of tonal
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palette he's got, kind of that grey-green, you know what I mean?
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Lovely.
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Yeah.
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So what do you normally do, you have a walk and then stop off for a cup of tea, admire
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the art?
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Yes, I do.
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Yeah, it's all good isn't it, it's all good.
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Absolutely.
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And where do you live sir, are you local?
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I live in Kingsbring.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Born and bred in Dudley though.
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Yeah, in the heart of the black country.
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But I live in, yes, Poshpot now.
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Oh yeah, you've emigrated, you've upgraded.
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Absolutely.
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Well we'll let you continue enjoying the artwork here, thank you sir.
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Okay, you're welcome.
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